It may be one of the world’s oldest legal documents, but a win by Professor David Clark at the Law Society’s ‘Bulletin of the Year’ awards tonight (Friday, 3 August) proved Magna Carta still resonates with the current generation of lawyers.

Professor Clark, who published his article, The Legacy of Magna Carta in June’s Bulletin, is one of the world’s leading experts on the incredibly famous, but not quite as well read, legal tour de force.

Flinders University graduate Emily Sims also took one of the top gongs on Friday, winning the Gray Young Lawyer of the Year Award, which recognises a Young Lawyer who has made an outstanding contribution to the legal profession and the community. Read more.